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-* Introduced in 2005, the desert [[DPM]] variant below is now issued to Portuguese Air Force personnel serving in arid or desert regions.
+* Introduced in 2005, the desert [[DPM]] variant below was originally developed for issue to Portuguese Air Force personnel serving in arid or desert regions. This design has since been replaced.
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-* The standard camouflage pattern of the Portuguese Army and Air Force today is a locally-produced copy of British [[DPM]]. The pattern consists of black, brown & foliage green disruptive shapes on a tan background and is produced in two styles of uniform.
+* Beginning in the late 1990s the Portuguese Army and Air Force adopted a locally-produced copy of British [[DPM]], known colloquially as ''Padrão Floresta'' or "forest pattern." The Portuguese version of DPM consists of black, brown & foliage green disruptive shapes on a tan background and would ultimately be produced in several styles of uniform, catering to the environment in which personnel were to be deployed.
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-* In February 2018, it was announced the armed forces would adopt a new camouflage pattern, the M18. The design, developed in cooperation with CINAMIL ''(Centro De Investigação Desenvolvimento e Inovação da Academia Militar)'' or Investigation Center for Development and Innovation of the Military Academy, appears to utilize a five-color palette similar to that used for Multicam, but with shapes obviously influenced by German ''flecktarn.''
+* In February 2018, it was announced the armed forces would adopt a new camouflage pattern, the M18, or ''padrão multi-terreno'' (multi-terrain pattern). The design, developed in cooperation with CINAMIL ''(Centro De Investigação Desenvolvimento e Inovação da Academia Militar)'' or Investigation Center for Development and Innovation of the Military Academy, appears to utilize a five-color palette similar to that used for Multicam, but with shapes obviously influenced by German ''flecktarn.''
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-* In 2018, it was announced the armed forces would adopt a new camouflage pattern. The design appears to incorporate a color palette similar to that used for Multicam, but with shapes obviously influenced by German ''flecktarn.''
+* In February 2018, it was announced the armed forces would adopt a new camouflage pattern, the M18. The design, developed in cooperation with CINAMIL ''(Centro De Investigação Desenvolvimento e Inovação da Academia Militar)'' or Investigation Center for Development and Innovation of the Military Academy, appears to utilize a five-color palette similar to that used for Multicam, but with shapes obviously influenced by German ''flecktarn.''
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-* The m63 vertical lizard design changed little once the wars in Africa were over, but continued to see service primarily amongst elite units such as the Commandos and ''Operações Especiais'' (Special Operations units). The original purplish-brown and dark green on a pale green background were retained but the stripes appearing to lose some of their finer details. The example seen here is from the 1980s.
+* The m64 vertical lizard design changed little once the wars in Africa were over, but continued to see service primarily amongst elite units such as the Commandos and ''Operações Especiais'' (Special Operations units). The original purplish-brown and dark green on a pale green background were retained but the stripes appearing to lose some of their finer details. The example seen here is from the 1980s.
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 == Portuguese Camouflage Patterns ==
-* It is believed the earliest camouflage pattern to emerge from Portugal was developed in 1955. This design, vertical stripes of mint green and purplish-brown on a sandy background, appears to have been heavily influenced by the camouflage pattern commonly found on French Mle 1947/52 uniforms. The pattern is generally associated with the ''Páraquedistas'' (paratroops) of the Air Force - who continued to wear modern incarnations of it well into the 1990s - but was also worn by the ''Caçadores'' serving in Africa.<ref>Peter Abbot & Manuel Ribeiro Rodrigues: Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Moçambique 1961-1974 (Osprey Pub, London, 1988) p 37</ref>
+* It is believed the earliest camouflage pattern to emerge from Portugal was developed in 1955. This design, vertical stripes of mint green and purplish-brown on a sandy background, appears to have been heavily influenced by the camouflage pattern commonly found on [[France|French Mle 1947/52 uniforms]]. The pattern is generally associated with the ''Páraquedistas'' (paratroops) of the Air Force - who continued to wear modern incarnations of it well into the 1990s - but was also worn by the ''Caçadores'' serving in Africa<ref>Peter Abbot & Manuel Ribeiro Rodrigues: Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Moçambique 1961-1974 (Osprey Pub, London, 1988) p 37</ref>, as well as Air Force Police units. Several variations have been produced throughout the years, by different manufacturing firms.
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 * The standard camouflage pattern of the Portuguese Army and Air Force today is a locally-produced copy of British [[DPM]]. The pattern consists of black, brown & foliage green disruptive shapes on a tan background and is produced in two styles of uniform.
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 * Introduced in 2005, the desert [[DPM]] variant below is now issued to Portuguese Air Force personnel serving in arid or desert regions.